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Daum: Getting it wrong in Boston
As social media sites have pelted out news of the Boston bombing, playing fast and loose with the numbers of the dead and injured and amplifying hearsay into a cacophony of confusion, one tweet seemed to say it all: "Dear Journalism: Get yourself together...
Tags: Columbine High School, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., Olympic Games, Sports
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Boston bombings: Social media spirals out of control
Over the last few days, thousands of people have taken to the Internet to play Sherlock Holmes. Armed with little more than grainy surveillance camera videos, cellphone photos and live tweets from police scanners, they have flooded the Web with clues,...
Tags: Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Social Media, FBI, Computer Networking and Internet, Twitter, Inc.
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Elon Musk really, really hates traffic jams
Apparently, billionaire Elon Musk is channeling John F. Kennedy, who famously intoned, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Musk, who wasn’t even born when Kennedy gave his inaugural...
Tags: PayPal, Inc., Satellite Technology, SpaceX, Los Angeles Clippers, Traffic
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Neil Diamond on 'Sweet Caroline' and Boston Marathon bombings
In the aftermath of Monday’s deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, sports teams have been playing Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” in efforts to give solace to those affected by the tragedy. “What resonates for me...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Entertainment, Sports, Boston Red Sox, Music
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Debating FDR and the Holocaust
It wasn't surprising that Rafael Medoff's April 7 Op-Ed article about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's private comments on Jews facing persecution in Europe drew spirited responses (though I do admit that I was a little rattled that most of the letters...
Tags: U.S. Army, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Religion and Belief, Nazi Party, Immigration
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Album skewering Margaret Thatcher to be reissued on April 17
After former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was pilloried following her death last week with a campaign in England to vault the song “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead” to the top of the nation’s pop chart, an English satirist is...
Tags: Social Media, Music Industry, England, Twitter, Inc., United Kingdom
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Obama pledges assistance after Boston Marathon explosions
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has called officials in Boston to offer “whatever assistance is necessary” to investigate and respond to the deadly bomb blasts Monday and plans to speak publicly on the incident this evening, a senior White House...
Tags: Joe Biden, FBI, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Barack Obama
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Deadly explosions throw Boston Marathon into chaos
BOSTON — Two crude but deadly bombs ripped through crowds at the Boston Marathon on Monday, turning the finish line into a scene of chaos and carnage, killing 3, injuring at least 140 and closing down parts of central Boston. The back-to-back...
Tags: Boston Marathon, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Kim Murphy (actor)
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Obama advisor David Axelrod to publish Washington memoir
David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, is joining the list of one-time Obama administration officials who will be penning memoirs next year, Penguin Press has announced. Other Obama administration officials with books on the way...
Tags: Literature, David Axelrod, Chicago Tribune, Scott Walker, Barack Obama
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How to make the most of a trip to the nation's capital
A spring break in the nation's capital is a rite of passage for some families, but if the airfare from the West Coast to the East has stretched your vacation budget, take heart. Many places are free, thanks to government funding (although the sequester...
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Museums, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011
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'Whitey Bulger' digs deep into a gangster's tale
When Whitey Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica late on the afternoon of June 22, 2011, it brought to an end one of the longest, and strangest, manhunts in U.S. history. Nearly 82, Bulger had spent 15 years hiding in plain sight in an apartment complex...
Tags: FBI, Jack Nicholson, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Phil Ramone dies at 79; pop producer was star behind the stars
This post has been corrected. Please see below for details.Phil Ramone, the veteran record producer whose work with such top-tier talent as Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon made him one of the most revered figures in the music business, died Saturday. He was 79. He died of complications from pneumonia...Tags: Ray (movie), Music Industry, Shelby Lynne, Awards and Prizes, Aneurysm
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